( 3 reviews )
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Posted: Feb 27 2009
In the United States (including Canada) it is no longer legal to sell supplements containing the specific strain of Monascus purpureus used in the studies detailing the benefits of red yeast rice. You can still buy red yeast rice supplements in your local health food store; however, these supplements are produced using a different strain of yeast or fermentation process than those used in the studies. The red yeast rice products may have little or no cholesterol-lowering effects. Why a company would profit off of innocent ignorance is beyond me.[...]
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Posted: Jun 18 2008
The effect of red clover on menopausal symptoms, if any, is so slight that it is "unclear" whether the supplement provides any meaningful relief from menopausal symptoms, according to alternative medicine researchers in England, who reviewed the five best studies in the February 2007 issue of Phytomedicine. Studies in 86 British women, 23 Australian women, 84 U.S. women, and 12 Dutch women found red clover ineffective for lessening the severity of menopausal symptoms. One study of 53 women in Ecuador found that red clover helped.
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Dec 29 2007
I have been using this product in the 1200 mg tab form exclusively for the last 4 years. It has reduced my overall reading 35 points typically. I merely tell you what it has done for me. You should check with your MD first as some people get side effects from this natural/herbal remedy. Compared to statin blockers it is relatively inexpensive and above all natural.
